Another protest, another city, another cause
Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and their supporters marched through Tel Aviv to the Defence Ministry compound in protest for their release on Wednesday. Read more
Herzog demands truth after German media exposes fake Gaza photography
August 7, 2025 by Pesach Benson
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During a visit to Tallinn on Wednesday, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog used a joint press appearance with Estonian President Alar Karis to call out what he described as Hamas-led propaganda efforts, citing recent investigative reports from leading German newspapers that revealed staged images from Gaza. Read more
UN confirms 88% of aid trucks in Gaza looted before reaching destination
The United Nations published data on Tuesday showing that 88.7% of aid trucks collected by the international organisation in the Gaza Strip in recent months were intercepted before reaching their destination. Read more
Is combating media bias Netanyahu’s mission impossible?
August 6, 2025 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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The contrast was glaring. A week after The New York Times put a horrifying yet completely misleading picture of a Palestinian Arab child in Gaza on its front page to illustrate a story that lent weight to the false claim that Israel was deliberately starving people in Gaza, it had an opportunity to put an equally awful photo in the same spot. Read more
Australia, France leaders discuss crisis in Gaza
The leaders of Australia and France have made plans to meet at a United Nations gathering, where Palestinian statehood and the crisis in Gaza will be major issues. Read more
Australian broadcaster Erin Molan protests for hostages in Sydney
August 6, 2025 by Rolene Marks - JNS
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On August 3, nearly 22 months after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, tens of thousands of Australians converged on Sydney’s iconic Harbor Bridge in what they called a “March for Humanity” in support of the Palestinians in Gaza. Read more
Hostage’s brother tells UN Security Council its silence about ‘monstrous cruelty is complicity’
August 6, 2025 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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A multi-panelled monitor was set up in the round of the United Nations Security Council chamber in Manhattan, affording Ilay David the chance to address the body at eye level. Read more
Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine
Australia is one step closer to recognising Palestinian statehood and is coordinating with other nations on the issue, as the foreign minister warns there might soon be “no Palestine left”. Read more
A two-state solution? Maybe the best way to ‘ensure’ another slaughter
August 5, 2025 by Bruce S. Ticker
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New mechanism established for expansion of aid distribution in Gaza
Following Israel’s government’s decision to expand the scope of humanitarian aid being sent into Gaza, and after staff work was formulated within the defence establishment, a mechanism was approved by COGAT to resume the entry of goods through the private sector into Gaza in a gradual and controlled manner. Read more
The rally causes Australia to commits more food, medical aid for Gaza and comments from Jewish leaders
August 4, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
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Australia has pledged an extra $20 million in humanitarian assistance for women and children in war-torn Gaza after more than 100,000 turned out in protest across the country to spotlight suffering in the besieged enclave. Read more
UN self-destructing in pursuit of dead two-state solution
August 4, 2025 by David Singer
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The New York Declaration (Declaration) issued at the conclusion of the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held in New York City under the joint chairmanship of Saudi Arabia and France on 27-29 July, marks the beginning of the self-destruction of the United Nations. Read more
Hamas doesn’t want a deal: Netanyahu
Israel is considering military action to rescue the remaining hostages in Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media. Read more
August 3, Sydney
August 4, 2025 by Richard Benjamin
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This was Australia, Sunday 3rd August 2025, not Berlin 1935. Read more
Huckabee: Israel not committing genocide or starvation in Gaza
Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sunday firmly rejected allegations that Israel is committing genocide or deliberately starving Gaza. Read more
Holocaust survivors shaken by harrowing images of hostages in Gaza
Following the release of new images of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Breslavski in captivity in Gaza, the International March of the Living is once again calling for the immediate release of all hostages. Read more
Thousands shut down Sydney Harbour Bridge
An estimated 25,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest the war on Gaza, with hundreds of police mobilised. Read more
Digging his own grave: A tweet from President Herzog
August 3, 2025 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Israel’s President Isaac Herzog’s reaction after Hamas released a video of two Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas. Read more
ZFA calls for more humanitarian aid to Gaza
Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) has issued a statement urging increased humanitarian aid to Gaza, while placing ultimate responsibility for the crisis on Hamas and backing Israel’s efforts to defeat the terror group.
The war Hamas wants; the war Israel is fighting
July 28, 2025 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
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While humanitarian aid drops from the sky, hundreds of trucks carrying the same supplies sit idle at the Gaza border. The failure is not logistical—it is political and moral. Efforts to divide the Gaza Strip into humanitarian zones have collapsed. Read more
Cages were ‘worst part’: Emily Damari on Hamas captivity
Cages became the defining horror of Emily Damari’s captivity beneath Gaza, as she described in a harrowing exclusive to Britain’s Daily Mail published on Friday. Read more
Planned Harbour Bridge Gaza protest sparks backlash
A planned pro-Palestinian protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge this Sunday has drawn significant opposition.
From Honest Reporting: The famine-stricken child in Gaza
July 28, 2025 by J-Wire News Service
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It’s an image that’s been seen around the world. On front pages, in headlines, and across major news networks. Read more
Israel begins humanitarian aid drops and pauses in Gaza combat
July 27, 2025 by Ehud Amiton - TPS
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Israel’s military has announced daily tactical pauses in parts of the Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian aid, marking the first such arrangement in over a year of war. Read more
US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home
July 25, 2025 by Associated Press
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The US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar, after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,” Donald Trump’s envoy says. Read more
Jewish organisations sign harmony accord amid fringe backlash
July 22, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
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In a landmark move toward communal cooperation and resilience, the New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand today joined Muslim community representatives in signing the New Zealand Harmony Accord — a government-supported initiative aimed at fostering dialogue, mutual respect, and unity in the face of rising hate. Read more
Protests take over from pageantry as parliament returns
Protests in and around Parliament House threatened to disrupt proceedings as the nation’s politicians went through the traditional ceremonies of being sworn in. Read more
NZ Foreign Minister condemns Hamas, reaffirms two-state support, and decries civilian suffering on all sides
July 22, 2025 by Greg Bouwer
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In a wide-ranging ministerial statement to the New Zealand Parliament, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reiterated the country’s support for a negotiated two-state solution and condemned the escalating humanitarian toll in Gaza, while not shying away from condemning Hamas for its role in the crisis.
Palestinian Journalists Syndicate issues rare rebuke of Hamas after reporters attacked
In a rare move, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate strongly condemned the assault on several journalists by Hamas security forces near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. Read more
Israeli army chief sees ‘potential’ for a hostage deal
Israel’s military chief has told soldiers that their actions are “creating the potential for a hostage deal” in the Gaza Strip. Read more







